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Man Among the Fans: Plumlee takes an Early Liking to Rip City

If the NBA was anything like grade school, it’s likely Trail Blazers newcomer Mason Plumlee would have the best “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” essay.

Check out New York art galleries? Plumlee did it.

Attend a movie premier? Plumlee was there.

Take a trip to Italy? Sí, certamente.

Co-star in a rap video? Please.

Take in a Mayweather fight in Vegas? You bet.

But on top of Plumlee’s leisure travels, the Indiana-born, Duke-educated big man was traded from Brooklyn to Portland, invited to and played in the USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas and traveled to various youth basketball camps across America.